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Mississippi State Rep Found Dead
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Date: Monday, 25-Mar-2013 10:24:53
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Mississippi politician and grandmother, 53, 'kills herself' at home of former lawmaker
State Rep Jessica Upshaw, 53, is found dead in home of former Rep Clint Rotenberry of a single gunshot wound to the head
She is believed to have killed herself
Upshaw is the fifth Mississippi lawmaker to die in the last few months
Authorities in Mississippi are investigating after a state representative was found dead in a suspected suicide at the home of a former lawmaker, according to local officials.
The death of Republican Rep Jessica Upshaw, 53, of the 95th District in Diamondhead, was confirmed by Simpson County Coroner Terry Tutor.
The cause of her death is believed to be suicide.
Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis told WLOX that Upshaw appeared to have shot herself in the head at a home in Mendenhall, located about 30 miles southeast of Jackson, the state capital.
The home is owned by former state Rep Clint Rotenberry, according to The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
The investigation has been handed over to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
The agency's spokesman, Michael Strain, did not return a call from MailOnline for comment.
No one has been arrested in the case.
Upshaw was an attorney who was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2004.
She was a Republican from Diamondhead along the state's coast. Mendenhall is about 110 miles away from her hometown.
Upshaw was not married, but did have an adult daughter who is married with with a child of her own and lives in South Korea, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
Rotenberry, also a Republican, served in the 77th district as a state representative from 1992 to 2007.
Gov Phil Bryant told the paper: '[My wife] Deborah and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Rep Jessica Upshaw. I have known Jessica for many years as an unselfish and dedicated public servant.
He added: 'This is a tragic loss for her family and all Mississippians, and our thoughts and prayers go out to her family during this difficult time.'
Upshaw is the fifth Mississippi lawmaker in to die in the last few months.
Joe Gardner of Batesville, died last month of a heart attack at the age of 68. Democratic Rep. David Gibbs, of West Point, died January 13.
Two Democratic state senators, Bennie Turner, of West Point, and Alice Harden, of Jackson, died in late 2012.
Rotenberry did not answer his phone, and his answering machine was full.
House Minority Leader Bobby Moak describes her as a passionate champion of causes for her district and the state.
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2 comments:
Somehow I don't believe she did this unless she was on anti-depressants.
Something's rotten in Denmark with so many lawmakers dying there.
Maybe the home is a known getaway and relax kind of home. It doesn't state whether anyone was there, who heard the gun shot, who found the body.
All it mentions is the 'supposed' self inflicted wound and 'where' she was when it occurred.
Not enough info to use the good discernment skills I have. I know that there is a lot not said but the way things are written seems to want to get the reader to come to some conclusion.
Even calling the answering machine of the home owner and it being full doesn't mean the answering machine is anywhere near where this occurred.
If they said this was the 'primary residence' of the former representative that would help, but this seems to only be some property that was used or shared for some undisclosed purpose.
I'm beginning to think this being 'Left Behind' thing has it's own twist.
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